Standards, Framing and Developments in Reproductive Law: A Briefing by the Center for Reproductive Rights

01.14.14 - The principles of substantive
equality and autonomy can
play an important role in fulfilling women’s
reproductive rights, as
they require states to empower
women to make choices about their own reproductive health and lives and to
address the historical causes of health-related inequalities
for women. This series of fact sheets provides information on how the Committee
on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and
the Human Rights Committee can
fully utilize the principles of
substantive equality and autonomy to fulfill
women’s reproductive rights, both generally and as specifically applied to
women’s right to access safe and legal abortion services.